Why I buy this one ?
- Extends telephone support from 90 days to three years
- Adds two years of hardware repair coverage to the one-year limited warranty, including global repair coverage
- Provides dedicated access to Web-based support resources
- Includes powerful diagnostic tools (Tech Tool Deluxe from Micromat)
- Covers an Apple display when purchased and enrolled with a covered PowerBook

mac_pro_online from CA, United States offers this stuff for:

Price : $274.77 Usually ships in 1-2 business days

What our customer's say!

"NOT FOR MACBOOK PRO!", Very misleading title - this plan is for PPC Powerbooks, NOT Macbook Pro!

The model # for Macbook Pro Applecare is MA515LL/A
AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro/Powerbook MA515LL/A 3 Years

"Amazingly fast support!", I am not a big fan of customer support in general, since it usually takes ages before you get your computer back. But when I had to get my MacBook Pro fixed (fan to be changed), I had a great surprise! I brought it to the Apple store in Stanford Shopping Center, CA on a Saturday afternoon, and while I expected to get it back 3 to 5 days later, I got a call the next day in the morning. My MacBook Pro was ready in less than 24 hours! That totally made my day.

"Hope I never need it.", So far, so good. The Apple Powerbook is so strong and dependable I haven't needed warranty protection for almost two years now. If it expires in a year and I never use it that is fine. I think I got a good computer and it will probably be running fine 10 years from now - way past it's useful life as far as computers go. I think it is just wise to protect mobile products like a notebook computer. I would buy the protection again if I got a new computer.

Apple builds good products.


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"Good support year after year....", Apple support has been very good in my experience for both desktops and laptops. The turnaround time on my mac laptops when they have had trouble has been less then 48hrs and I have never found an issue which was not covered. This has been true for a replacement G3 powerbook logic board, and the keyboard which failed on my G4 iBook as well as the screen for my friend's G4 iBook. iMacs and desktops benefit as well from the extended warranty since Apple will send a technician onsite for free to replace the logic board or whatever goes wrong. In the case of our iMac G5 apple replaced the logic board onsite several times before eventually replacing the whole computer with an intel version which did not have the problems of the G5 iMac line. Without the extended warranty the computer would not have been replaced and would have become a $1500 doorstop instead of a brand new intel iMac complements of Apple support. My only complaint is that apple released the G5 iMac and certain other faulty models (powerbook 5300 anyone?) without first testing them an addressing some issues which never should have occurred.

"Absolute Garbage", After foolishly letting myself be badgered for the 3rd time by Apple sales people into buying this plan I've finally learned my lesson. They warned and warned-you'll be sorry if something goes wrong. Well my MacbookPro has a hardrive problem-NOT COVERED IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM. The money(over $300) I would have saved by not buying this plan would have paid for the $300 repair.
What's its cover-almost nothing of consequence. Message to Apple-tell your staff to stop trying this shove this worthless plan down customers throats. Want to give money away-there's a lot of worthwhile charities!

Read this reviews before You buy...

"Do not go without this protection. ", Don't listen to the curmudgeons trying to chop this down. They are blaming apple for their own naive mistakes. My personal favorite is the guy with the bad optical drive who is blaming Apple because he didn't bother to back up his computer.

Fact is this service is a MUST HAVE if you own an Apple product. The person who claims there is no inhome support is not telling the truth. I had applecare on my iMac and had inhome service replace both my hard drive and superdrive. Both of these items were upgraded in the process because of those were the best parts on hand. Also if you have any problem its as simple as going to the nearest Apple store to get your problem handled fast and easy. I personally know two people that brought in laptops to the Apple store who were handed a brand new laptop(yes the latest version) with zero hassle. Recently a friend of mine brought in a third generation ipod for service and was given a fifth generation video ipod to replace it. There are reasons why Mac Users are so dedicated to Apple products. Applecares excellent support is one huge reason why Apple has such rabid fans.

"A lot of money for a terrible warranty", I'm a recent switcher to Apple from previously owning Dell systems. The Apple warranty is starkly inferior. Here's why:
- Limited support hours. No 24x7 call center help.
- No service for in-home repair it's all mail-in.

I discovered my PowerBook G4's modem was no good 80 days after buying it from an Apple retail store. This was the very first time I tried to use it as I normally have wifi or use ethernet. So, apparently it was broken out of the box it just took me 80 days to discover. So, I call AppleCare from my hotel room at midnight eastern and I discover they're not open 24x7. Uh oh! Okay, so I wait until the next morning and call back. Still not open. That's right. They open 9 a.m. pacific time. That's noon my time. Finally, when I do get ahold of them they have me try several software related things including an archive and install. I comply when I get home a week later (after all, I need my discs for that). Well, I knew it wouldn't work but I complied anyway. It didn't work. So I called back. Dope! They don't open until noon.

Finally, I get them on the phone to let them know it didn't work and they set up a mail-in dispatch. Well, I'm quite displeased about this. I buy a brand new PowerBook that's DOA and I have to be without it for at least a week while the modem is repaired (something I VERY rarely use).

Long story short. I still don't have my PowerBook back. They've had it for 7 days now and my status says "On hold - Part on order." I called them to complain but they said they can't do anything until tomorrow. After that I still have to wait at least a day for return shipping. Of course, I'm approaching a weekend and they don't offer Saturday delivery. So, maybe I'll get it back next month.

AppleCare is the most unfitting name for this warranty ever! DO NOT BUY!

"Belligerant and incompetent phone support", I thought I had a simple question and called Apple Care where I was told that, even though I bought Apple Care on the same sales receipt as my PowerBook, it would take 7 days to process my "contract". 7 days of down time to do what?! Don't they use computers to register one's qualifications to use their Apple Care?

"Tamiko" the Apple "Care" rep, refused to pass me on to any one else and hung up on me.

DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT AS YOU WILL GET NO "CARE"

"Too expensive, too much hassle. ", Since I have had my powerbook, Applecare support has gone downhill. Wait times to get through on the phone have increased, mainly. But the biggest problem is that Apple is very selective about what they cover in their warranty, almost arbitrary, leaving the customer, $350 later, powerless to fight such a huge corporation. Even if you try to, you can't sue them--you have to go to arbitration. It's the law.

As an anecdote, when my optical drive went out on me the second time, they warned me that I should back up my data because they couldn't guarantee that they wouldn't touch my HD during the repair. But how can I back up my data if I have no optical drive? I pushed them for suggestions and they said it is unfortunate, but they had none, and that I had to risk losing the data, or pay someone to back it up for me.

Sorry, that is unacceptable, considering the price I paid for the warranty. Even though Microsoft and Windows are still garbage, it is time to end Apple-worship and call them on their screwups. It is the least we can do when we pay so much money to be Mac users.

"AppleCare Protection is FIRST CLASS", If you are going to invest $2,000.00 or more on a computer than $349.00 is money well sent!!!! Plus their call center is friendly and very helpful.... Good Luck with you new Apple Computer....